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VOL. 20. No.5. THE GRAND PRIOR'S RETURN MAY, 1947.
During last month a special Chapter-G ene ral was held to welcome ba ck H.R H. the Duke of Gloucest er to this country. Speeches of we lcome were g i ven by th e Sub-Pri or and th e Ch ance llor, and lat er a luncheon was given to His R oyal Hi ghness.
Th e Grand Prior, d uri ng his t erm o f offi c e as Governor-Ge n eral of Australia, took a great interest in th e work of the Order in th a t great Commonwealth, and rais ed the status of the Commandery to that of a Priory of the Order. He also pre sented a Cer emon ial Sword from the Grand Priory.
It can no w b e t old that whi lst on his j ourney to take up his duties as GovernorGeneral, a G erman s ub mar ine att acked the ship conveying him, and that the action of his escort acc o unt e d for the destruction of the submarine
On b ehalf of all members of the Order, th e Association and the Brigade, we extend l oyal gr ee tings t o our Grand Prior
I t is expect ed when th e personnel is counted for the annual r epo rt of the Chief Commissioner, that numbers will show a decrease on those of 1945. This is to be expecte d, but it is gratifying to learn that the decrease is by no means like that which occ urr e d after the 1914-1918 war. So m a ny members joine d for war-time . activities; so many memb ers continued their memb ership at a time when, in or dinary circumstanc es, th ey wo uld have r etired, tha t th e decrease might have b een much more but for th e fact that the Cad et Movement still continues to show exce llent membership.
We must, ho weve r, endeavo ur to obtain more r ec ruits for our adult units. Ther e is much wo rk t o b e done, and. th is can only be satisfactorily carried out if the number of members avai lable continues to be high. The Cadet Movem ent supplies a cer tain f ew when the time comes for them to transfer; but th ey are n ot enough. To-day the spirit of vo luntary service is still very active among our members, and we should en d eavour t o instil that same service among our fellow members of th e community.
COMPETITIONS B y the time these not es are in print most Regie ns will hav e held th eir competitions in this, the first post-war competition year. Frien dly rivalry does much good. It keeps members efficient, and makes for better team work. Apart from the satisfaction of being the winning team, and possibly gaining a coveted trophy, competitions are the best means of ensuring tlo.at our k nowled ge is s uc h that it can b e :put to use in an emergency, no matter what the occasion.
The fact that the first post-war Brigade Finals and Inter-Railway Finals are to be held t iJ:ltis year is another proof that th e first aid WGrl6 is .gradually weathering the transitional period from war to peace.
On Ap r il 24 a speci al Chapter-General was held in the Chapter Hall. to giv an officia l we lcome back to H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Pnor.
A Gu ar d of H onour was formed by members of No. I (Prince of Nales's) District (un der District Officer Haines).
Arriving at t h e Chan cer y of the Order, H is HighI?-ess :was received by t he Su b- P rior (Lord Clarendon), the (SIr EdWlll Klllg) , and the Secr etary-Ge n er al (Brigadier W . B. G. Barne) and m due course was conducted to t h e Ch apter H all.
H er e the Sub-Prior sa id, " It is a great satisfaction and honour to all members of Chapt er -General t h a t you shou l d have been good enough to come here to-day t o enable us to express to you our pleasure on your return to England, and our hope th a t you will be ab le to guide the policy of this Venerable Order in the ch anging cir cumstances in which we now find ourselves. When we had the of b idding you farewell on your departu r e to take up the Governor-Generalshlp of Aus tralia we were of co ur se anxious for your safety on the voyage, for it was a t ime when the submarine activity of Germany was at its height, and it was with the greatest relief that we heard that the attack by a German submarine on th e ship conveying you t o your responsible post was successfully foiled by th e es co rt accompanying yo u , leading to the destruction of the German submarine. Th e Order felt t hat some m ark of its gratitude should be made to the officers con cerned and the Commander of the escort and two of the Commanders of the ships wer e Admitted to the Order.
" The perio d of Y our R oyal Highness' Governor-Generalship in Australia
w a s one of great advance in the imperial aspect of the Order for it was during t his time th a t t h e Commanderies in New Zealand, Canada, and Australia were r ais ed to t h e statu s of Priories and a Commandery within the Australian Priory w a s set u p in Western Australia. It was a great satisfaction to us that the new Priory in Au str a li a sh o ul d have been s t arted with the impetus given by your pres en ce t here, and by the presentation by Your Royal Highness of the Ceremon ial Swo r d se n t ou t as a gift from the Grand Priory.
"Near er h ome t he resuscitation of t he Priory of Torphichen in Scotland h as n ow been ap pr ove d, and it is a most happy condition that the same impetus wi ll be g iven t o this re su sc ita t ed Pr iory by the visit and inauguration ceremony a t w hi ch Your R oyal H igh ness has been graciously pleased to promise attend a n ce. "
The Sub-Prior the n gave parti cu l ars of th e activities of the Order in conjunction w ith th e J oint War Or gani zatio n a nd th e Commission set up to consider the Gon stitution an d p ower s of Chapter-G eneral, Counci l , and Ambulance D epar t ment, an d expressed th e h op e t hat we shall have the guidance of His Ro y al Hig h ness in co nsi de ring th e r ec omm end a tio n m ade by the Committee.
In conclu s ion, the S u b -Pri or s a i d: " F i n ally may I conclude b y ass ur ing Y our R oyal Highn ess of our pleas ur e in see in g yo u back agai n in t his co unt ry a nd a b le onc e mor e t o take a n active p art at the h ea d of thi s Venerab le Ord er."
The Chancellor s a id: " M ay it please Y o ur R oyal Hig h ness It is m y honou r and priv ilege as your Chi ef Exe cutive Officer and Ch ance llor o f this Ord er t o r en d er to y ou a bri ef ac co unt of th e maj or a ct ivities a nd deve l o pm ent s o f t he Or der dunng the years of your abs en ce
I should like first to r efer to what has give n the d eep est sati s facti o n t o our Or d er, both histor.ically and sentimentally, nam ely th e compl ete success of the rapproehement WIth the Sovereign Military Ord er of Malta , which this Order has for so many years , and for w hich th e late Lord Scarbrough work:ed so untmn,gly. I am glad to be able to r eport to you, Sir, that our relatIOns are now of so cordial a nature that we hav e appointe d at the Court of the Master. a Liaison Officer with the full approval of the Foreign Office. SImIlar relatIQns have been established with th e J ohannit erorder in 150
Sweden and the Ne t her l ands where permanent Liaison Officers h ave al so b een ap p ointe d
I now turn briefly to recent develOpme nt s in t he D omin i on s Th e last t w o year s have seen the forma t ion of Pr i or ies in th e t h r ee great D om ini o ns of Ne w Zealand, Canada, and Australia and this has been followe d by th e r ev iv al of the ancient Priory of Scotland. These development s a r e like ly t o have the most far reaching r esults, and it seems probab le t hat it w ill b e n e ces sary at no distant date to consider what changes in our organization and a d m inistrative sys t em have been rendered desirable by t he cr eati o n of six P r io ri es w hich will not l ong be content to be called Subordinat e Es t ab li shment s.
At home, Sir, during your absence we have comp l eted o u r sch eme f or th e creation of local representative bodies of t he Order i n t h e Co u n ti es. These Councils it is hoped will be able to take u pon themselves some a t l e a st of th e heavy administrative burdens, financia l and otherwise, t h a t r est up o n th e shoulders of our County Commissioners, th u s enabling them t o devo
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ir full energies to the discipline and training of the men and wome n u n d er t h em , and to those public duties for which the Brigade exists. By their very ex ist enc e these Councils should add greatly to the prestige and influence of ou r Order in the Counties
The Church of the Order, as you know, Sir, was almost comp l et e ly d es tr oye d by enemy action and we have now a special Committee sitting t o con s i d er plans for the restoration of this Church, the spiritua l cen t re of o ur Or de r . If we have money available to catTy out the plans that are being consider e d th e Church , when rebuilt, will be one of the gems of this metropo li s and a so ur ce o f prid e to our Order for unto ld generations.
Lastly, I should like to refer briefly to the changes that are t aking pl a c e in the Hospital in Jerusalem The sums of money that we h ave r ece ived from the J oint V\Tar Organization have placed our finances in a p os it io n t o ju stify the Order using its general funds more generous ly in s u ppo rtin g th e H ospital in Jerusa lem, and guided by the advice of our H ospitaller, o n e of th e m ost eminent members of the medical profession, we fee l sure th a t o ur Hospital will soon be one of most perfectly and perfect ly man aged h ospitals
in the Near East, likely t o do much to enh ance even furth er th e good name of our Order in its original home in the H o ly City of J eru sa lem.
In conclusion, I am able to inform you , Sir, that the difficult transition al period from war conditions t o peace conditi ons is now practically at an end We have at last return ed again to the ancient hom e of o ur Order, where th e Knights Hospitallers of old wer e carrying on their duties more than 800 years ago. I feel that every member of Chap t er-General wou ld wish me to express to Your Royal Highn ess ho w deeply we all appreciate and value the wise g uid anc e that we have received from our beloved Sub-Prior, whose kindly and sympa thetic interest in every D epartment of this Ord er has made that difficult period of transition a complete success.
That, Your Ro yal Highn ess, concludes my r epo rt of the major activities and developments of our Order durin g the years of yo ur absence."
His Royal Highness, the Grand Pr io r, in reply, said:
" I am very glad after my two years ' absence in Australia, to b e presidin g once more at Chapter-General and to find that St. J ohn's Gate ha survived the air-raids, for w hich much credit must be given to your fire-watching service, as I understand that the building wa s hit on several occasions by ince ndiary bombs.
" While I was overseas I was not only kept informed of developments at home, but I was able to se e something of th e work of th e Order in Australi a, where I .had the pleasure of on behalf of th e Grand Priory, th e Ceremomal Sword to the Austrah':l'n Commandery and of approving, at th e end of my term of office, the el evatIOn of the to its prssent status of Priory .
. "! value of the Order in the Dominions and sincerely hope th at It will flounsh m the Commonwealth of Australia.
" I much inter est ed in the post-war wo rk which th e Order i n VIew of Its mcreasing r espons ib iliti es, must now und ertake, and I am sure t'hat Chapter-General w ill be r eady to shoulder thi s extra burden and wi ll see that sure and certain 'progress of our activities is adapted to th e changing condItIons of these somewhat uncertain t im es.
" You will all have been inter este d to h ear what th e Chance ll or has t old u s of the contacts made with Foreign Branches of th e Order particularly in the of the Sovereign and Military Or d er of Malta, the pa'r ent of all St. J ohn bodIes
." The. fact . that a charitable organization more th a n 800 years old should stIll be m eXIstence gives proof of its appeal to the better instincts of human nature.
" am encouraged, too, to know that the St. John H osp it a l in J eru s al em contmues to prosper.
"My .of it date from m y visit in 1942, and I am sure th at we are all full of admIratIOn for the work t hat is bein g carried on th ere to -da y und er must at present be anxious a nd by no m eans easy conditi ons.
Though .stren?th of the Brigade must be expected to fall after th e . war, It IS satIsfactory that it should have done better in this resp ec t an a ter the 1914-18 war, and, as Head of the Ord er I congratulate all thos e concerned. '
' t "hIn conclusion, I can only repeat how pleased I am as Grand Prior to b e WI you to-day. "
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d l'b smcere that Chapter-General may be successful in all their e 1 era IOns and be nghtly guided in all their d ecisions "
Chapter-General.' the Sub-pilfior and' members of ChapterC al the GraI?-d Pnor at lunGheon in the Hall of the Worshipful Company 0 Skmners, by kmd permission of the Master and Wardens of the ompany.
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SOMERSET Sir Jam es F. Somerville (Pres id ent and Chairman) opened the inau g ural meeting of th e Somerset Council, held in the Shire Hall, Taunt o n, b y st a ting the objects and r espons ibiliti es of the newly formed Council. Mr. Edwin Th eaks ton was appointed H o n. Secretary and Mr. G. L. Sidey, Hon Tr eas ur er. A General Purpo ses and Finance Committee was formed, and County Commissioner Dr. Powe ll and Co un ty Supt. Dr. Gladys Danby appointed th e Council 's r eprese ntativ es on the J oint County Committee of St. John and British R e d Cr oss Society.
Major-General]. E. T. Younger (Secretary of the Order) stated very fully th e objects of the Co uncil and stressed th e necessity of making and maintaining contacts with th e J o int County Committee and also with Local Authorities.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE L or d Cottesloe presided at th e quart erly meeting of the Co u nty Council when it was r e ported that 33 ambulances run b y th e Brigade h ad carried 10 ,756 cases, travelling over 201,000 miles during 1946. County Commissioner Ma j or P G. Darvil-Smith a nnounc e d that th e Co u nty In spectio n would take place on July 6 at the Halton Camp, Wendover, when County Colours wo uld b e presented. General Sir Clive Lidd e ll would b e th e Insp ection Officer. Major Beachcroft moved a resolution that th e Council regarded with high appreciation th e work done by the County Commissio n er, th e office rs, and the rank and fil e of the Brigade throughout the county during th e pas t year.
Mrs. Girouard (Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief) gave a n int er esting and useful talk on After Care .
SUSSEX At the quarterly meeting of th e Suss ex Co uncil Brigadier W. B. G . Barne (Secr eta ry -Gen eral of th e Order) address e d the meeting and stress ed the various activities which St. John Councils could undertake. It was reported that som e 10,000 books had be en collected in the recent County Book Drive.
County Commissioner David Bryce reporte d that Brigade personnel had operat ed 39 ambulanc e s during last year, conveying II,849 patients, with a mileage of 250,000 mil es . The County Revi ew would be h eld on July 6 when the Chief Commission er (Sir H enry Pownall) would be the Inspecting Officer. The Countess of Bessborough reported that the St. John Festival, to be held on May 18, and attended by H.R.H The Duch ess of Kent, was well in hand.
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The inaugural m eeting was held at Leeds on April 12 OF YORKSHIRE when the Earl of Harewood (Lord-Lieutenant) presided as President of the Council. He referred to the importance of St. John Councils, and welcomed Sir Frank Brook as Chairman of the Council. Sir Frank thanked His Lordship and also memb ers of the Council for th eir support and welcomed Major-General]. E. T Younger (Secretary of the Ord er) who gave a talk on the objects of the Councils and the work they could undertake to further St. John activities throughout the West Riding Items of general policy were dis(;;ussed, and a General Purposes and Finance Committee appointed .
We regret to announce the death of the following ;-
AldeJ1man C. H. Riley.-:By the death of Alderman C. H. Riley, J.P. (Cha irman of the Lytham Division) the Brigade had lost a zealous supporter. An ex-Mayor of the Bm;('mgh, he was also of the Fleetwood Hospital.
Dr. W. G. Stewart.-Ware Div[si.on has lost a valuable helper in the passing of Div. Surgeon V.,T. G Stewart. He was Surgeon of the Division f o r 18 years and @l uring the war l.l1lldert ook the medical training and organization of the First Aid Service During the 1914-12 war he was comm a ndant of th.e V.A.D. Hospital at: Ware P r iory . 153
SOUTHERN AFRICA.
Transvaal District
This report tells of the work done by St. J Qhn members during an outbreak of enteric in the Benoni District in Februar y of this year.
The Lady Corps Superintendent of the East Rand Nursing Corps cQntacted the Medical Officer of Health, and he very gladly accepted the help she offered , 35 members from the Springs, Brakpan, Benoni, Boksburg, and Germiston Divisions were mustered to help care for the 71 patients The shifts were arranged, from 8 a .m . to 3 p.m., 3 p .m. to 8 p.m. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., and 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The cases were at the Boksburg-Benoni Hospital and the Athlone Nursing H ome in Benoni; and in order to facili tate travel to the hospitals from the homes or places of work of the V.A.D.s, a St. J ohn pick-up vehicle was placed at their disposal.
St. John has once again responded in its traditional manner in time of emergency. Its members took on a difficult task without a moment's hesitation and at a moment's notice.
The following letter has been received from the Acting Medical Officer of Health of Benoni; "May I very briefly thank
you very much indeed, both on behalf of this Department and the BoksburgBenoni Hospital, for yo ur very prompt resp onse to our ca lJ for V.A.D.s."
Another case of help given by the Brigade in the same District was when a man under went an operation fo r the amputation of one of l:!is lower limbs. He was required to attend at his office as soon as possible, but found that the constant hiring of a taxi was too expensive, and he was advised to apply to the District Medical Comforts Depot for the u se of a wheel chair; this was willing ly supplied, and he was able to use it for SL'X we eks until his artificial limb was fitted
A parade and inspection was held by H.E the Governor, and a dem onstration was given by members of the variou s Nursing Divisions. A troop of yo un g girl Cadets and the Bermuda Police Force, who hold St. J ohn certificates, took part in the parade . It was reported that a new Nursing Division was in process of Lormation.
Members of the Hamilton 1 ursin g Division, No.1, are still on duty twice a week at the Military Hospital; th ey started this work in J an uar y , 1940.
During the past few weeks I have had housed by a Community Centre. The the pleasure of visiting two Medical articles have be en handed over to the l ocal Depots. The first at Ipswich Division of the Brigade, which will be IS a rec: lly great effort, a sp lendid building responsible for the staffing and running of exceedmgly well stocked and the running the Depot. The opening ceremony wa s a model of efficiency. Here I saw a really performed by Mrs. Girouard (Assistant good bed block, the best design I have Superintendent-in-Chief) and quite a seen, and was very kindly allowed to take representative gathering of local officials a dra:vmg future use. This Depot has were present. The Depot was nicely set been m eXIstence for 21 years and un til out and bids fair to become a great h elp recently appeared to be the oldest in the to the people of Heston.
I have, however, received a most I some time ago a most mteresting letter fr?m the Brighouse Corps mterestmg letter from Powick and District v:hose D epot at J?nghouse has been going Depot in Warwickshire that struck me as smce 1909 a nd, m all probability, before a great example of initiative, enterprise, that date. The Corps Inspector of Stores, and originality. Here is a paragraph; Mr. F. Kershaw, tells me in his letter that "On the cessation of hostilities the he has be.en in charge of the Depot since Powick Nursing Division decided to 1914. Thlrty-three years' of service in the op,erate a Medical Comforts Depot, and M.C.I?s is indeed a great record and one this .has now been functioning for a year. ?f. whIch be proud. I f8el sure you will EqUlpment was purchased and donated, Jom me m wishing Mr. Kershaw many and the of erecting a suitable more years of h.is labour of lo ve. hut or bUlldllag to house it all had to be second of my visits was to the faced. The local Estate Trust were very of the Heston (Midcl1esex) Dep ot. sympathetic and willing to rent a piece of This Depot is remarkable for the fact that land, but when the Parish Council and it is, I believe, the first to be financed and in turn, the Rural District Co un cil 154
asked to give permIssIOn to erect a building, we were told that they could not recommend such a plan to the Town and County Planning Authorities. So in the meantime the M.C D. is operated from my house. My wash-house (a good brick st ructure built on the south side of the house) has been entirely cleaned out and promoted to the rank of M.C. Depot. All the rubber articles are bagged and hang on the inside wall and the cotton wool, bandages, etc. , are stored in bins purchased for the purpose. Other items of eq uip ment ar e stored on shelves. Outside the house the M .C .D otice, suitably framed, is di sp la yed. The public are thereon inforined that "baby weighing" takes place every Thursday between 2.30 and 4.30 p.m. This has been a great help to mothers in the district who would otherwise have to take an 8d. bus ride to have their babies weighed."
Now if anybody is in doubt as to what can be done the answ er wou l d seem to be " Go thou and do likewise".
THE SECRETARY, M C.D. Committee.
8 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.I.
In our February, 1947, issue a letter was published under the above heading and it is well to point out that the service which our V.A.D. members have given is in no way under-rated and it is fully realized what a very valuable contribution they have made.
So l ong as the members remain V.A.D.s they wear the distinguishing Mo bile V.A.D. Badge on the left sleeve, and all who served with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the recent war receive the War Service
IMedal, and those who have served with the Army a l so receive this medal if they joined after the new conditions bringing them under Military Law came into force in 1944. If they were already serving and signed on under the new scheme, those who served overseas have received the appropriate campaign stars. All V.A.D.s who served three years are awarded the Defence Medal.
In addition quite a number of our V.A.D. members have received Empire Fecog1il.ition f0Jr the service they have given rluri1il.g the war years.
Members who were attached to the Civil Defence Services are not, of course, eligible for the above-mentioned medals. with the excephon of the Civil Defence
Thelie is a special brooch awarded t@ V.A.D s for twelve years' service but this naturally does not indicate war service exclusively.
The first issue of the St. John Cadet included a reference in the notes contributed by the Priory for Wales to an unofficial innovation on the part of the Ebbw Vale Cadet Ambulance Division (Monmouthshire) which has elicited inquiries from various quarters. This Unit evolved the idea of enlisting the more active interest and co-operation of the Cadets' parents by giving them a direct contact as members of what is termed a " Parents' Association." A meeting was called by the Cadet Officers at which the parents und ertook to support the work in every way possible, particularly in regard to the provision of social amenities and the raising of funds.
Now, two years after the formation of the :first Parents' Association, the Cadet Officer reports that it has been of very great valu e to the Division. Apart from the help it has given to the social side and camp organization, it has strengthened the link between Officers and Members, and encouraged the boys to give more time to the study and practice of Brigade work.
The idea was passed on at a week-end o f-£i.cers, Training Course held at Pencoed in 1945, to the Lady Cadet Supt. of the Clydach Town Cadet Nursing Divisio n in the Pontardawe County Area of Glamorgan, who has given a very favourable account of the Parents' Association formed there in February, 1946. The members meet in the Ambulance Hall once a week, when refreshments provided by each one in turn are served at a charge of 6d. per head paid into their own fund, which is devoted entirely to Cadet Divisional requirements. During the year a total sum of £ 35 was raised by the Association. A highly successful feature of their work was the catering for all local Brigade functions. At the weekly meetings it is customary to arrange talks on elementary first aid and home nursing; and in this way busy housewives who would shrink from attendance at lectures and examinations receive a little practical instruction. The parents are urged to encourage the cadets to make themselves responsible for the first aid outfits in their homes and to give the Nursing Cadets the opportl!lnityof taking pride in the making of their own beds as laid down in the Home Nursing textbook. The Matron of the local hospital. who is the Cadet VicePresident, has arranged visits of Association Members to the Hospital for the pl!l!rpose @!ti sib.owi!ID.g them the vadous duties uIl1dertaken by the Cadets.
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quite possibly in other places since the approval of Priory Headquarters cannot be as necessary for a development which has received no official sanction, although a request has been su bmitted for the award of a badge to Associatic)U Members.
For results of the experiment, the position of the first Ambulance and Nursing Cadet units might be examined. It is an outstanding fact that the Ebbw Vale Cadet Ambulance Division, with a membership of 99, is stronger numerically than any other on the roll of the Brigade in Wales. This unit has shown a high standard of efficiency in competitive work, whiGh is not confined to a chosen few. The Division has its own fife and drum band, social activities include weekly physical culture classes; and the annual Summer Camp is eagerly looked forward to by all the members.
Of the Clydach Town Nursing Division it cannot be said that its strength is in numbers. On the contrary, this unit has pro,t>ably lost a higher proportion of semor cadets to the Nursing Profession tJ:tan any other. The encouragement glVen to members to render service in hospital has had the effect of developing a love of nursing in a fuller sense than Brigade membership can satisfy.
Asked for their own views as to the valye of their Organization, the Clydach Town Parents' Association states: "We appreGiate what the Cadet Divisions are for our boys and girls, and the formahon of a Parents' Association has afforded us a opportunity for rendering the DIVlsions some assistance with the social side of the various activities. We look forward very much to our meetina s ,:hich are both recreational and tlOnal."
-r:h e Kent County Constabulary compehtl©ns were held at Maidstone on April 19, when Dr. A. M. Pol1oGk (team) Dr. T. Herdman-Porter (individual) ]udg.ed the .work of six teams. Excellent
of a window whilst. holding her baby. The baby was ObVIOusly dead with a crushed skull whilst the mother was suffering from simple fract ure of both ankles and was very worried about her baby. No first aid material was available but there was plenty of scarfs, blankets etc., in the house.
At the close of the competition the Secretary, Mr. R. C. Jenkins, extended th<l:nks to the judges for great assistance, whilst the Chief Constable (Major Ferguannounced the results. Those present mcluded Mrs. Ferguson, Lieut.-General Sir Henry and Lady Pownall, MajorGeneral J. E. T. Younger (Secretary of the Order of St. John), and other interested persons.
Canterbury gained first place. with Medway (last year's winners) as runnersup.
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MAY London and orth-Eastern Railway (N.E. Area) Final Competitions, York.
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Dedication of Sussex Count.y Brigade Colour, Brighton.
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7. Northumberland and Durham Units inspection by the Chief Commissioner.
13. First Post-War Brigade Final COIDpetition s, Victoria Hall s, Bloomsbury, London.
15. Inspection by the Chief Commissioner of the Wiltshire Units.
20. Post-War Inter-Railway First AId Competition, Borough Polytechnic, London.
24. ST. JOHN'S DAY.
26. Order of St. John Investiture Edinburgh . '
28 to 30. Senior Officers' Conference High Leigh Hall, Hoddesdon,
stagrng aSSIsted the competitors in their work; that of the team test representing HONOUR a road along which a motor car travelled It has been announced that Mr. Gerald and. knocked into a milk-van. Four J k pat t h d t <l:c so n, of Rugby, has been awarded the len s 0 receive attention, one (the Kl.ng Haakon VII Freedom Medal by the dn:rer ) bemg dr.unk and sufferrng from an K f obhq bd 1 mg 0 Norway for services rendered to ue a omma wound, his passenger tl N had cuts abeat the face, the milkman a 1e orwegian .Government. Mr. Jackson deep Gut in the right calf al'l!@ @utiock and has beeN with the Brigade for very dazed, whilst a pedestrian had many. years 1[1 Rugby, starting as a Cadet, a f.racture of the right clavicle. In alll:d IS [WW Secretary of the Rugby the rndividual test the teams were con- DIVlsIOn. He served for six years with the fronted by a woman who had fall t medical of the R A.F., and was en ou engaged m aIr-sea rescue work.
No. I (PRINCE OF WALES'S) DISTRICT Finchley.-Like many other Divisions, the Finchley Ambulance and Nursing Divisions were not satisfied 'with their headquarters. The Officers-in-Charge ( upts. Wood and Miss Harman) decided on a major effort to secure more suitable accommodation, and through the efforts of Div. Surgeon J. Hudson Clifford, they secured the opportunity of taking over a lar ge A.R.P. shelter at a tempting rental. The member set to work to carry out the neces sary alterations; the electric wiring was rearranged, and seating was carried o ut by Sergt. ewberry, who devised an ingenious form made solely from materials gained from the bunks with which the shelter was originally fitted. The shelter measures 40 feet by 22 feet, and is divided lengthwise by a blast wall. Although there still much to do, the Divisions are ho ldin g m e etings; one distinct advantage being that there is now one hundred per cent co-operation between the Am bulance and Tur sing Divisions. All the work, with the exception of the heating installation, has been carried out by the members.
Watford.-The success of the March Hare's Ball, organized by Mrs. Gough, can be measured by the fact that the sum of £245 was handed to the 'Watford Division Building Fund. The March Hare was selling bricks whilst his " cousin ", the St. John Hare, was selling his" equipment ". Div. Surgeon A. Staveley Gough was well to the fore, as were also Supt. White and Amb. Officers Toovey and Craft. Since 1941, Mrs. Gough has raised a total of £1,741 for the Division, the members of which owe a debt of gratitude to her.
(which they have held since the inception of the competition), with Central A a close second. Individual prizes were won by Se rgt. A. Byland and Pte. W. Kay (Exchange A), and Pte. J. L. Turner and Pte. Rigby (Central B). Mrs. Burt Hamilton (wife of the District Commissioner, who was also present) presented the awards. After a presentation of a bouquet, Corps Supt. F. C. Williams thanked Mrs. Hamilton, and welcomed the Commissioner and Mrs. Hamilton to the Corps on their first visit. Mr. W. J. Grace, donor of the cup, expressed hi s p l easure at meeting old friends again. Morecambe and Heysham Corps.Recently a farewell social was given to t.hree Civil Servants who had been members of the Nursing Corps during the past five years. Supt. Miss M. G. Lupton thanked the departing members for their assistance, whilst District Officer Mrs. G. Norman ton presented gifts to them. Supt. Miss F. A. Morshead received a fountain pen, ana. Miss M. Hall and Miss W. Foster received book tokens.
Waterloo.-Miss Hubble, who has been an Officer and member of the '\iVaterloo Division for many years, was recently given a present on her removal to Devonshire She has been a Brigade member for over 25 years, and will be greatly missed by the Division.
The first public duty undertaken by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent on her arrival in Northern Ireland on April 21, for a four-day visit to the Six Counties, was an inspection of representative members of the Northern Ireland District of the Brigade. At the entrance to the Council Chamber of the City Hall, Belfast, The first post-war Home Nursing Her Royal Highness, accompanied by the Competitions for the "May Ralphs" Lord Mayor, the Prime Minister (Sir Basil Shield were held at Lytham St. Annes Brooke), and members of her entourage, on April 19. Four teams competed, was received by District Commissioner Blackpool No. 1 being adjudged the Dr. R. W. M. Strain and Dis{riet Supt. winners. District Officer Horrocks was Mrs. G. N. Wallace. The Assistant Comthe judge, whilst District Supt. Miss M. R. missioners and Senior Officers were preMoore presented the shield and prizes, sented, as well as Divisional Surgeons and was herself presented with a bouquet. uuder District Surgeon Muriel J. L. Those present included Asst. Com- Frazer, Nursing Officers under District missioner W. H. Gastall and District Nursing Officer Mrs. Bailey, and Area Officer Miss Eccles District Officer H. M. Cadet Officers under District Nursing Smith welcomed the official guests and Ca,det Officer Mrs. Lockhart. thanked Dr. Horrocks. After a speech of welcome by the Liverpool.-1'he" Glia,ce Cmp " eompeti- District Commissioner, Hier Royal Hightion for 0. wvisilional teams within the ness p[;esented tbe Manchion€ss of HamiliLiverpo@ru A Corps was heM recently. ton with heli :Badge 0] Offiee as F:r;esident, Dr. E. Cihtristina Hanson (mdiviolua,l), County Ty]f(j)ne Nursmg Dilvisi@ns, and Dr. T. Emlyn Lloyd (team), allol Dr. D. A. Selivice Medal Ribbons to Supt. Mrs. L Hunt (viva voce) were the judges. Liver- Best (Stewartstewn). and Supt. Miss S. pool Exchange B retained the trophy Campbell (Cliftonvi11e).
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Acc€pting a sou v enir gift of Iris h handkerchiefs , presented by a J umor Nursing Cadet, Her Roy al Highness expressed her pleasure at having at last had the opportunity to visit Northern Irela n d. She noted with interest the strength of the Brigade in Northern Ireland, and congratulated the District in the excellent work performed during the war years.
Dr. Muriel Fraz er, conveying the thanks of the District, expressed the gratification felt at the honour accorded to the Brigade in Northern Ireland by Her Royal Hi ghness's presence.
Bef@re leaving the City Hall, th e Duchess inspected personnel and vehicle s of the Transport Section, drawn up in the City Hall Grounds, under Asst. Commissioner W. A. Ryan.
Major-General Sir John Dun can, K.C.B., C M.G., C.V.O. (Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order), has accepted th e appointment as County President vice the Marchioness of Milford Haven. Sir J Ghn will be remembered for his term of office as Chief Commissioner of th e Brigade at Home.
Competitions.-The annual County Ambulance Competitions were held at Reading on April 19, when Hung erford No. 1 gained first place, followed by Reading G.W.R. No.3. County Commissioner C. A. Poole presented th e "Didcot Shield ", presented in 1934 by Sir Felix'Pole, to the winning team, which was captained by Corp I. A. Eatwell
Co un ty Surgeon A. Buchanan Barbour, assist ed by Div. Surgeon D. J . Turn bull, jud ged the work done, whilst members of the Casualty Union, under Co un ty Officer Skidmore , acted as pat i ents. In presenting the trophy, the Commissioner thanked the Casualties Union for their assistan ce, a nd p rese nt ed a cup recently gained to th e G.W.R. team. Thanks were also extend ed the ju dges and Asst. Commissioner F. A. C . J arvis.
Reading.-The annua l Reading Corps competitions were held recently, wh en Reading G.W.R. team gained first plac e. The tests were ju dged by Div. Surgeon C. A. Boucher, and the cup , present ed a n on ymous l y, handed to the winn in g team by the County Commissioner.
Div. Surgeon C. A. Boucher judged th e first aid section in the Nursing Competition, whilst Corps ursing Officer Mr . Crofts j u dged the home nursing section in the annual Nursing Corps competition s. Co un ty Nursing Officer Miss D. K Gibbins judged the uniforms. Cas u alty Union s u pplied the patients. Count.y
Supt. the H on Mrs. Leslie Gamage welcomed the guests, who included Cou nt y President Major-Genera l Sir Joh n Duncan, County Surgeon A Buchanan Barbour, and President W. E. C McIlroy (Woolhampton and Brimpton N.D ). Sir John Duncan presented the trophy to Reading South Nursing Division, w h o had gain ed first place for the second year in succession
Windsor.-A pageant of the history of the Order of St J ohn was presented by members of the Royal Windsor Division
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at the School House, Eton College. Before the performance, Co unty Commiss i o n er Poo l e gave a short address , stating that the Order existed for the service of kind and that recruits were wanted toda y, whi lst Miss O. M. Couling described the scenes to be portrayed from the great day on Friday, Jul y 15, 1099, to the present day. During the scenes, members of the Holy Trinity Choir , under the direction of Mr. Lewis L. Piner, sang appropriate anthems. Fo ll owing the performance, the County Commissioner enrolled six Cadets Supt. W. W. 'Williams (Eton) thanked all who had braved the lements, and apo logized fo r the absence of the Provost and other guests Those prese nt included County Surgeon E. R. Weaver-Adams (Bucks), County Officer Mrs. Weaver-Adams (Bucks), Area Cadet Officer C H. Scott (Bucks), the Mayor and l '[ayoress of Windsor (Ald. F. 1. Fuzzens and Miss Fuzzens), Commandant Mrs. C. A. Elliott (Eton College, B.R.C.S.), and Officers of the Brigade.
The "Bolton hield" Competition, open to teams of Birmingham A Corps, resu lted in a win for New Oscott Divis ion, with Tube s Division as runners-up. Only two marks divided the first three teams, which shows the v e ry keen interest taken in the event.
The County Competitions wer e held at Aylesbury on Apri l 12, when Wo lverton Ambulance retained the Co unt y Trophy, and gain ed the" Abrahams" Cup for the team test, whi lst High Wycombe gained the" CarWe " Cup Slough Nursing were aga in placed first in the Nursing competitions, and were awarded the "Leonard West" Cup . Buckingham gained the « Mary Brown Memorial" and Centre Cups.
County Commissioner Major P ..G. Darvil-Smith presented the awards. Major M. Beachcroft presid ed at the presentation ceremony, being supported by County and Area Officers.
The judges gave criticism o n the work done, which on the whole was quite good.
North Bucks.-Div i s ion a l Officers of this Area witnessed a demonstration of the work of the Casualty Union at Bletchley in April. Realistic make-up and talented acting gave the impression of true casu a lties. Asst. Commissioner E. A. Bish.op extenciled tha nks for a m es t helpful
lIigh Duty AlIIoys (Slough) Division.F<!>ur members of this Divisi@!Il have 100 years' service between them. Supt. L. Stephens, who has just been as a Serving :Brother of th.e Order, Jomed th e
Brigade in 1923, while a miner at Pontypool. In 1935, he transferred to Slough, and became s up erintend e nt of the Town Di v ision, leav ing l ater to form a new division at the factory.
During the time o f the floods in the Fens, many members o f the Brigade offered their services for l ocal duties, and in all cases these offers were accepted. Much useful work of a varying nature was done .
The St. J ohn Mobile Cante e n, stationed usually at Cambridge, did excellent work. It was placed at th e d ispo sa l of the Great Ouse Catchment Board by the County Commiss ioner, and the offer gratefully accepted. The canteen was staffed by volunteers from the Cambri d ge Corps and the Ely Area . So great was the response, that had the canteen had to do duty for another fortnight, volunteers wo uld have been forthcoming. It did duty for ten consecutive nights, reportin g each night in Ely at 9 p.m., and having receive.d stores a nd instructions as to route, It carried on until orders had be e n carried out . Generally this meant it was 3 a.m. or later before the Cantee n headed for home; on one night it did not arrive back until 5 a.m. During the te n nights, some 1,000 miles were covered, and at a conservative estimate, more than 2,500 men working on night shifts were served w ith hot tea and sandwiches. Roads in many cases wer e bad, weather co nditions extremely poor, the hours lon g and tiring, yet the men and women staffing the Canteen carried on untiringly, cheerfully, and uncomplainingly, even when they had to take refreshments to isolated gangs,
travelling by m eans of out-board m ot or boats a nd e v en " Duks ".
Th€ County Commiss ion€r, in h is report, stat €s: "I cannot speak t oo highly elf th e efforts put forward by a ll m embers of the Brigade who volunteered, wh €!ther they served in the cante en or elsew her e. "
Crewe.-On April 12, tribute t o 50 y ears' service given to ambulance work by Corps Supt A. Brookes was p aid, wh€!n a presentation was mad€! to him. Corps Offi cer W Mas on outlined th e wo r k done by Mr Brookes, who has no w b een plac€!d on the Reserve , and the multip le charities which had been assisted duri ng the y ears of his secretarial duties on t he
L.M.S. Welfare Committee at Cr ewe. Honours gain ed by Mr. Brookes inclu ded the Serbian Cro ss of Mercy (aw ard ed by King Peter durin g the 1914-1918 war) , Serving Brother of the Order in 19 29, promotion to Officer in 1939, als o th e Service Medal of the Order and silv er and gold Long Service Medals of th e Lond on, Midland, and Scottish Railway. Corps Officer Mason, th e oldest s erving m em ber of the Crewe Corps, a sked Mr. Brookes to accept a wall et and notes fro m the members of the Ambulance, Nurs in g , a n d Ambulance and Nursing Cadet Div isions.
The annual County Competitions were held at Poole, when Ambulanc e an d Nursing teams competed. The re s ul ts were :-
Ambulance -1st (Shaftesbury Cup ), Portland; 2nd, Weymouth. Parkst on e gained the" Grant" Cup for East Dorset, whilst Portland Juniors won the " Vleymouth" Cup.
Nursing -1st (White Bowl), Weymouth; 2nd, Parkstone The Parkstone t€am also gained the " Grant" Cup for East Dorset, and tke " W€! st " Cup fpr Bedmaking. .
CGlmty Surgeon Wa'llace supervised the tests, the judging being und€rtaken b y County Surgeon Laura Maul€! Horn e, Doctors Cunningham, Lanch€!st€r, Ward , Woodside, R. J. Maule H @rne , Bompas , and O'Keefe. County Officers A. E. Cox and Mrs. Martyn inspected uniforms
A./County Commissioner Dr. R. V. S Cooper presided at the pFesentation ceremony, ancl. ealled upem County VicePresident the Lady EllenbenHl.gk to preseat the trophies.
Miss L on g. Sp ec ia J than ks were exten ded to Count y O fficer E. P ad d oc k a nd members of t he Poo le A m bul a n ce a nd Nur sing Corp s fo r l oca l a rra n ge m ents
Poole.-W ith refe r en ce to t h e n obce which app ear e d in t h e J a n u a r y , issu e of th e Gazette, regardlllg Bngade perso nn el und ertaking to render assistance a t t h e H urn Airport, we have been as k ed t o state that the Poole Corps of Dorset and Bournemo u th Corps of Hampshir e ha v e j oint ly made arrangements to give a n y assistance which may be required a t the Airport
It was r epo r ted at the annual meetIng of the P oo le N u rs in g Corps that o'-er 2,400 pub lic d u ties were carried out last year , in vo lv in g the treatment of 7 60 cases, chiefly a t b each h u ts. Between three and fo u r th o u san d hours had been given to h osp ita ls, a n d 2 50 hours to Clinics. Amb Sister Mrs. Cobb had gwen 960 h o urs a t the Cornelia Hospital, and co mpl et ed 260 pub li c duties Ove r 200 a rticl es h ad b een loaned from the M C.D. So cia l activ it ies had been curtailed, owil1g to h e a vy d e m a nd s o n vo l untary dutie , and in co mp etitions the Corps had ga ined su ccess in th e County eve n ts Presi d nt Mrs. Bri gh t , w h o presided, supported by Pres id ent Mr s. Bisgood (Parkstone), Corps Surgeo n Lan chester, Corps Supt . IVliss Tim bury, a n d Corps Ofncer 1\1rs. Galton, co n g r at ulated the members on the good year's work.
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Alresford.-At the a n nual meet in g of the Nursing Divis io n , S u p t Mrs. Ch a n ey expres sed tha nks to mem b ers fo r thei r loyal support, and spoke w ith gratit u de of the help a n d en couragement give n by County Surge on Ra d cliffe to the Di vision in its early stages T he D ivis io n were g lad to have Lady Boulto n a nd Dr. Wright as President and Vic e- Pres id ent r esp ective ly and they w ere prese n te d w ith th ei r Badges of Offi ce b y Co unt y S upt Mrs. Smellie. Vic e -Presid ent Mr s Gilm o ur was also pres ent Chelmsford. - The annual dinner of t h e Ambulance and Nursin g Divisio n s w as held recently, the gu e st s including th e Mayor (Ald. A. W. Andrews ), A sst Commissioner Dr Whitley, and Mr s. Whitley, County Supt. Mrs. Smellie , County Officers Norfolk, Smith, and Mi ss Argent. Div Surgeons Pirie and Kerr. County Officer Norfolk propo s ed the ChelmSlord Divisi on. the repli es b e ing made by Supt. Miss N. M Chaplin and E. Barber.
Arn cmgst the large gatfu€lTmg were County Supt. Mrs. Cooper, the Hon Mrs COUNTY OF LEICESTER H. Lan€, Capt. Dacwa Rogers, Mr s Leicester Corps - A r eunio n was h eM Lansdowne, Dr. Bowes, and Count y recently by the City Divisio n, the oc c a sion Officers J. H. O'Hara, Mrs. Boyle, a n d also being the 65th anniversary. Ser v ice 162
Me d a ls were p r esented Am b . O fficer H . W. Ma rtin and Corp I. F. Lock to n. S upt. H W. Martin. w h o h as ser ve d f or 45 years , is the fa t he r of A m b. Office r Martin T h e Gipsy Lan e Div i s ion. t oget he r w ith t h e Cadet D ivis io n. rece ntly gave t he a nnu a l treat to Old Age Pens i on ers of t h e Gipsy Lane Working Men's Club Ove r 100 sat down to supper, being welco m ed by President L. Miller. S u pt T. H ames expressed pleasure at seeing so man y present, whilst Mr. Knight made a p r ese n t of I s. to each old person prese n t.
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Gain s borough. -During the recent flooding, members of the Gainsborough Brigade did excellent work unde r Supt R. P White. The sick and aged and infirm persons were evacuated from the flooded area, the water in some places being five feet deep, the Brigade ambulances being used. Army" Duks " and boats were a l so used This operation was under the command of mb. Officer B C. Wil sea. evera l cases were removed from p laces where no vehicle or craft could approach, and here great determination a n d co u rage was required. The water was too deep for thigh boots, and members h ad to strip and work in bathing costumes in icy co l d water. On one occasion such work entailed one hour in the wate r. Many members remained at their post day and night for the whole period of the emergen cy. The new Divis io n a l H eadq u a r ters were accepted by t h e Co un ty Medical Ofncer of Health as a t e mp orary hosp ita l, two wards b e in g pre p a r e d , o n e a Gene r a l a n d the other a Mate rn ity W a r d. These were staffed by the N ur sin g D ivis i o n u nder Am b Officer M iss M. Roberts a n d Cadet S u pt . M r s. Hill . Seni o r Ca d ets a lso assisted wit h the e vac u a ti on a nd h osp ital wo r k. W it h litt le eq uipm ent the m embers made th eil" pat ien ts so co mfort a ble th a t they h a d d iffic ulty in p ersu a din g th em to r e turn to t heir own h o m es Th e hig h li g ht of th e" op er a ti o n " was the birth of a bab y g irl, Jacquelin e , a nd r ep orts t old that m o th er and baby w er e pr ogr ess in g. . Grimsby. - Supt . W . Fletcher preslded a t the a nnu a l meeting supported by Co unty Offic er W. G ott, Amb. Officers H . Jackson. A. E. Ely, and Staff-Sergt . F. Wri ght . Div . Se c retary G. Richardson gave his rep ort as did the treasurer (County Officer Gott). Supt. Fletcher r e view ed the work done. Neady 30 memib elf S n o w !hold t he ServiCi:e Medal o t th e Ormer.
Scunthorpe.- Pr es ident Mark Morgan pre s ided at the annual dmner of the Scunthorpe and District Corps, and after the Loyal toast. Mr. H. V. Tombs
gave that of the Corps He paid high tribute to the Brigade for their co-operation with Civil Defence, and spoke of the v oluntary nature of the work undertaken by members. He also referred to the incr e as e d memb er s hip of the Corps. and pai d h igh tribute to Corps Supt. J. H. T h ea k er. In r eply , Corps Supt Theaker st a te d th a t it was team work which had br o u gh t th e Corps t o its present position, a nd p a id tribut e to the great assistance rece ive d fr o m m e mb er s of the medical profess io n . Th e Ch a irm a n a ppealed to the p u bli c t o su pp ort the Brigade. the m emb ers of w hi ch gave their services to th e community As st. Commissioner Dr. M C. La vi n the" Lavin " Cup , f o r t h e mo st e ffi c ient member of the Co rps, to Hon Sergt S Baker (Scunt h o rp e Div isi o n ) and also Service Medals to S upt. R. Runham (Keadby) and Co llin so n (Sc unthorpe ) and first Serv lce Medal Bar t o Se r gt . White . Corps Officer
A. B. Hud so n pr op osed the "Borough of Scu nth or p e" , t o w hich Alderman H . Spen ce r eplie d. District Offic er J . Paddiso n r ep li e d on beh a lf of the guests to a toas t s ubmitt e d b y Corps Offic er S. S t a n iforth
Holt. - Pr es i dent F. 'W ortley presided at the a n n u a l d inn er a nd co n cert of the Ho lt Divis i o n , a t w hich h e paid tribute to t h e va lu ab le wo rk of the ladies. In m aki.n g pr ese nt a ti on s to vari ous ladies. Mr. Wo rtl ey stat ed th a t the Holt ambula n ce h a d ave r age d 10,000 miles a year, a n d m a n y of t h e j o urneys had ?-one b y th e l a dies. Co unty ComffilsSlOner Sir Th o m as Coo k pr o pos e d "The Holt D ivision " and c o n gr a tula ted the members o n th e ir p ost- war or gani zation. He also
paid tribute to Dr. Lund, who had been his deputy during t he war, and is no w on the R@serve, and thanked Dr. Hendrie for 1iis assistance as Divisional Surgeon Oth@r toasts included "The Doctors" , "Neighbouring Divisions ", and "The Visitors ".
Cromer.-Dr. Arthur Burton, one of the found@r members of the Brigade in N 0rfolk, has gone on the Reserve He was appoint@d Surgeon to the Cromer Division in 1903, this being the first Division formed in the County. He was Admitt ed an Officer of the Order of St J OM in 1941 Sheringham.-A large crowd witnes sed the d€dieati on ceremony of the fie w Ambulance. The Rev. F. Slau ghter officiated, music being supplied by the Salvation Army. County Officer S. E. Day was in charge, and those present inchilded County Commissioner Sir Thomas Cook, Miss E . M. Griffith (County Direct or County President Lady Cook, memb@rs 0f th e local Council, and others Dr. Marriott (Home Service Ambulance Committ€e) formally handed over the vehicle, which was accepted by Mr. C. F Mills (C.hairman, Sheringham Ambulan ce Committee).
Norwich.-The annual m€eting of N orwieh Divisions took place in the Kin g George V Memorial Hall, under the chairmanship of Corps President A. F. Plume. Those present included Asst Commissiofi€r Dr. W. E Rutledge, County Supt. Dr. May Rutledge, Corps President E. Dain, Corps Secretary P. Goedenham , COl!lnty Cadet Officer H. :DenfiY, and offic€rs of the Divisions.
Cley.-After being postponed for six weeks Gwing to the weather conditions, the official opening of the Town. Hall as a St. John centre was carried out b efor e a large gathering The County Band, under Mr. E. T. Ruffles, provided the main blart of the musical programme Mr. R. Docking (Chairman of the Management Committee) presided and before hafiding him the key C@U1ll.ty Sir Th@mas Cook thanked tl10se wk o had prepared the hall and who had agr@ed to control it in the futur@, primalfily in th e caus@ @f first aid. Sir Thomas c0)nciuded by @xplaining the working of the Brigade and tn.€) obligations which those who joined underto©k. Cadet Supt. H. Durham also spoke. Mr Docking thanked Sir Thomas for his sp @ech and all those who had contribut€)d t owaFds the success of the evenm g. TfiQse :prese!l.ilit i!llelu d ed Countv Presiel€:mt Lady Ceok, C@um.ty Cadet
Mrs. G. E. P @rtal, (0) l!1!1'l.ty Organizer Maj0r C. E. V . Sams, Mr. H. N . Heseltine (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. B. (Hon. Secretary), and representatIves of organizations in the parish.
Th e a nnu a l comp etiti on s for th e Co unty were h eld at Brigade H ea dqu a rt ers , Oxford , wh ere Ambulan ce a nd Nursin g teams competed for th e h on our of r epr esenting the Count y in t h e R eg io n a l e vent s. Th e r es ults we r e ann oun ce d as fo ll ows :A m bulance. -1
Pre sse d St ee l. (Fu rley T ro p hy), (Gardiner-H ill Cu p), Banbury Nur sin g.
Co unty Commissioner D r. Gardin erHill and Ass t. Commissio n er Dr. F A. Be v an led the j ud ges, w h ilst Cou n ty Officer H. E . H oward or gan ize d th e ev ents . Co un ty Sup t . Miss J. Fan s h awe also t oo k part in the proceedings. Durin g 1946, the 19 amb ul ances of the Brigad e in th e Co un ty covered 102, 8 4 6 miles , co n veyin g 6,624 patients. T he numb er of cases t r eated totalled 1,889.
COUNTY OF SOMERSET
Th e r es ult of t h e Co un ty Co m petitions h eld at B rid gwater a r e as fo ll ows :-
Ambu lance , Min ehead; Nursing , West on -sup er- Mar e; S enior Cadets, B rid gw ater; Ambulance Cadets, Mineh ead; Nur sing Cadets, Minehead.
The su ccessful t eams will take part in the R egi onal se mi- fina ls.
COUNTY OF STAFFORD
West Brom wich. - T he a nnu a l meet in g of the W es t Bro m wich H eadq uart ers Division w as h eld r ecentl y , with Supt R. Sorr ell in the chair. Th e m ain p oint in the chairman 's r ep ort was that p ubli cit y had faIled to attract an y r ecrui ts. Th a nk s of appreciation wer e exten ded t o t h e treasur er, Amb. Offi cer C. Hu dso n , the Hon Audit ors, Messr s. F ish e r Batty and Co , and to the Secretary, H on Ser gt. F Ha ckett , who w as retiring.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Orwell.-At a recent reunion dinn er of t ihe Orweli Works Division and the Gas Works Seetion, Mr. H H Dawson welcomed the members who had r eturned from the Forces. Div Surgeon Langley gave the toast of the" Orwell Division " and in reply Supt J Rus sell m ention e d that of the original members of th e Division, formed in 1898, County Officer J. Pawsey was among those pre sent. He referred to the loss of Supt. G. Norton and Dr. Eric: Biddle County Officer Mayhew, p Foposmg the t o ast of " Returnin g m e m'@ eFs ", said that @ f t k e I S will o J.iJ.ad serve@. , had retun e@], Mr. C. Garrard! works rnam.ager of the IpsWlch Gas Cel., III replying to the toast of "TI;te Visitors" thanked the Brigade for theIr many and varied duties.
Crawley and Three Bridges.- At the annual m eetin g of th e Divis ions, with Presid ent Maj or D e mp s ey pr esidin g , Su p t s W. H Oli ver and Miss Ph y llis Matth ews a n d Cadet Supt Cooper gav e particul ars of the work carri e d out durin g the p ast year. The amb ul ance carried 317 cases , travelling 13 , 10 5 m iles. The num b er of vo lu ntary hou r s given was 63 4
Hor sham.-It was reported at the annual meeting of the Horsham D ivi sion t.hat 60 7 patients had been conveyed and 44 accidents attended, necessitat in g t h e two am b u l ances travelling 19,69 2 mi les.
Lancing and Somptin g -Rece n t ly Su p t
G. Pilbeam organized a disc u ssion a n d questionnaire based on anatomy, phys iology, and first aid. It was a successfu l function, and each member was inv ited to ask any question on the subjects. D iv 'urgeon 1'. D. Collier, who has arranged to give lectures on various subjects of interest to first aiders, undertook to answer the queslions, and in some instances illustrated the answer on the b l ack b oard.
CO UN TY OF W AR W IC K
Co ve ntr y .-The annua l presentatio n dinner and ocia l evening of the Cove n try Morris Engines Division was held in the Works Canteen. President J Shaw ( 1anaging Director) presided, being supported by ice-Presidents E. C. D ickinson, E. Marvi ll, and W. A. Wo lse l ey, Corps Su pt. E. Orme and Corps Officer L. H yde. Mr Shaw p r esen ted the f oll owin g trophies : Coventry Cent r a l Corps P ract ical Test Trophy a n d Q uiz Co m petition Trophy (both gained b y t h e Div isio n ) , the "Marvill " Team Tr op h y won by "C" team , the " H ammo n d" In d ividual Merit T rophy wo n b y P te. Lomas, a n d the I ndivid u a l Tro phy in t h e Corps Q uiz , w h ich was ga in ed b y Corpl. Biddle.
Divisi on A. The winnin g team will r epresent th e Corp s at the County Comp etition s. The " H a rrop Cup II for the best individual effort was won by Pte. Sa va g e of Shiregreen, followed by Pte. Baxter, of Stocks brid g e. Corps Surgeon P. N. G rinling and Div Surg eon L. C. D. H ermitt e we r e th e judg es , a ss isted by Office r s of the Corps Corp s Supt Wm A. B r own e ann ounc e d th e re sults, and District Offi cer C F or st er pres ented the t ro p hies and prizes.
Five tea m s took part in the Nursing tests. t h e " A shb erry Cup II being gained b y t h e Ranm oor Nurs ing Division. This tea m, which r e cei ved the trophy from Distric t Office r Miss G . A shberry, will now go f orward t o th e Co unty Finals. Corp s Sur geo n P. N. Grinlin g and Mis s Barraclo u gh (Mat ro n , Woo findin Rehabilitation Cen tre) wer e th e jud ges, a ssisted by Corps Office r s.
The annu a l m eeting of the Sheffield Nurs in g Corp s was pres id e d ov er by Corps Su pt. W m A Browne , support €d b y Distr ict Offi cer Miss A shb erry , Corps Su pt. Mr s J. Windle , and other officers. Durin g the past year 4,726 duties had bee n und er t aken , representing nearly 2 0, 000 vo lunt a r y h ours N early 600 cases had b een tr eated Nursing Cadets did 500 h ours of vo luntary service Many and vari ous duti es w ere undertaken. Midland Area. - This Ar ea has now comp lete d its co mpetiti ons, the results be in g as f ollows :-
Ambu lance. -Ist (Zetland Shield), Clayto n W orks Division; 2nd, Bradford City County Surgeo n C. C Hargreaves, Co rps Surgeon L. W. White, and Asst. Co mmissioner W est-Wats on were the ju d ges. The L a dy Mayoress of Leeds, L a d y M a rtin , presented the shield and prizes.
Nursing. -I st (Ellison Shield), Bradford City ; 2nd, Leeds Victoria. Div. Su).'geon Blackm oore, Co rps Surgeon Chester, and Mrs. Har co urt (A sst Tutor, Bradford Ro yal Infirmary), and District Officer Mrs. Geldard w ere the judges. The Lady Askern Main Corps.-Corps Supt Mayoress of Bradford, Mrs. T J Clough, Mo rgan presided at the annual social at pr esented the shield and prizes. which Corp s Pr esident Wm. Llewellyn Cad et .-1st (Ca pt. Allan Cup), Hunslet J ones and Mrs J ones pr esented award s a nd Holbeck; 2nd , Pudsey Nursing including Ser v i ce Medals and Ribbons to Cadets. Drs. Veret and CrawfGrd were ,Sergt. G. Ka y e, CfSergt -Major G Bowen, the judges; County Cadet Officer Mrs. Cadet Supt. T Cobner, Cadet Officer J. H Cumming Bell presenting the trophy afid Dixon, CorpI. J. Bleninsop, Ptes H. prizes.
Smith, R. J. Elliott, and L. Wilmot. Brighouse Corps.-Two members of the Supt. Smith received the third Bar, and Brighouse COMpS met unexpectedly recently Corps ()fficer Williams the 4th Bar. Those in Singapore. They were Pte A. E. Eeat em present includ ed Co [' ps Sl.!lrgeon D. and LjCp t lL. H ml:m.e. Both were membeys MalI0)ch, CGrps and Divisional Officers. (j)] the Cadet D ivision mef(!ll-e joinmg the . Sheffield Corps.-Seven teams competed adu tt divis[ Q) n. for the " John Smith Shield" open to The Welcome Home Fund Committee divisions in the Corps, the winning team recently gave a social to members of the being Stocks bridge, follo we d by Central Corps, some 200 ambulance, nursing, and 165
cadet personnel being present . Games, dances, and competitions were arranged, and it is hoped to arrange further functions in the n ear future.
A more thorough kn,owledge of structural anatomy ",:"ill elucidate much is contained in the lectures of the First Aid Course and glve a better und ers tandmg for -the reasons why certain causes result in the subsequent history of accidents, etc., with which you are more particularly concerned. . .
In the construction of the human body it would appear essentIa l III the first place to provide some dense and solid texture capable of forming a framework fGr the support and attachment of the softer parts of the frame and of formin g cavities for the protection of the more vital organs. Such a struc tur e we find provided in the various bones which form what called the B C)lle is one of the hardest structures of the aTIlmal body; It possesses also a certain degree of toughness and elasticity. Its colour , in a fresh state, is of a pinkish white externally and deep red within.
On examining a transverse sectio n of any bone it is seen to be composed of two kinds of tissue, one of which is dense and compact in texture lik e ivory; the other consisting of slender fibres and which join to form a reticular structure, this from its resemblance to lattice work is called cancellated.
Bone is composed of 67 parts earthy matter, such as phosphate of lime and carbonate of lime, and 33 parts animal matter .
Th€ outside edge of compact bone is covered with periosteum, which when inflamed causes the disease called Periostitis. The compact bone and the cancellated vary in proportion in different places of a bone. The shaft is almost entirely e>f compact bone.
The central medullary cavity contains th e medulla or marrow.
The various bones of which the skeleton consists are connected together by ligaments, by which joints or articulations are joined.
Ligaments are strong bands of fibrous white tissue which surround the approximating bones on all sides. Anterior, posterior, and lateral in square joints and capsular in round joints.
White flbrous tissue or ligamentous structure is pliant and flexible so as to allow of the most perfect freedom of movement; but strong, tough, and inextlmsile so as not readily to yield under the most severely applied force; it is consequently admirably adapted to serve as the conn ecting medium between be>nes.
MUSCLES.
the ske.leton we have the muscles which are the active organs of 10eomotIOn and whIch also go to make up and close in the large cavities of the body and thus assist in other functions, especially that of respiration.
The peculiar property of muscular tissue is its contracticity, which not only causes the various m?vements (simple and combined) of the body and limbs, but also causes the dIff,erent organs to perform their functions.
There are two varieties of muscle fibre, voluntary and involuntary.
Voluntary muscle is so-called because it is under the control of the will. It is a striped variety and forms the muscles of the limbs.
Invo.luntary muscle, or unstriped, is not controlled by the will, and is therefore m other parts, such as walls of blood vessels, of intestines, in the different Vlscera, etc.
The actions of the differ€nt m.uscular fibres is brought about hy the nervous system. Each muscular fibre is smppliecil! witn a iIilerve filament which on simulation .frorn the brain or some nervous reflex centre, c<mtracts and produces the partlC"lalar results required.
(lo be continued)
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The Prior, the Earl of Pm.vis, will be in ves ting members of the Order o n the Roll of the Priory at a meeting of General Assembly to be held in Cardiff on Thursday, Ju ne 19, when the annual Chapter meeting will take place. In the course of tha t week S ir Michael Duff, Bart., Ch ief Officer Ambu lance Cadets, Wa les, will be inspecting parades of cadets in Ca r diff, I ewport, Aberdare, and pos s ibly other places during his first tour of South \ Val es.
The Priory has been fortunate in sec uring the services of Dr. F. J. H. Craw ford as Commissioner for R ad n orshire, in succession to Mr. H. A Gray , resigned. As Medical Officer of H ealth, Dr. Crawford, who has many happy memories of St. J ohn associations in Co rnwall, is in a key pos iti on to promote the be st intere sts of the Priory, in which h e will be supported o n the medical side by Dr. T E J ones-Davies, Co unt y S urgeo n Successf ul exam ine es for medallions, l abe ls, and pendants in Classes organized und er the Priory now have a choice of bronze or s ilver p lated awards in full size and miniatures. The issue of bronze awards was r es um ed last year, but no si lver has b ee n availab l e for some time past The s u ppliers state that the s il verplated awards wi ll n ot dis col our, but remain white throughout.
Co un c il of the Priory on April 22 accepted with gratit ud e a further gift from Mr. Edward Methuen J ones , of Bournemouth, who ha s be en a mos t gener ous donor to the Priory and Museum. This latest presentatIon IS an oil painting of the Battle of Lepant o painted by Nicholas Baur in 1767, ready for hanging. Other gifts receI ve d from Mr. Jones during the past twelve months include books, coins, sets of early Rhodian tiles, Filigree silver of Maltese workmanship, and an oil painting of Malta Harbour showing ships of the Order.
Divisional H ead quarters and expressed the hope that th e possession. of a permanent home would lead to an mcrease in the scope and activities of the local Amb ulance and Cadet Div isions
After th e opening ceremony a tablet erected to the memorY of the late Trooper Clifford Lambert, -R.A.C. (a former member of the Divisio n ), who died on Act ive Service, was unveiled by the Commissioner. Th e Rev. E T. Evans led the prayer, and in his addre ss referred to the exce llen t qualities of the late Trooper Lambert, a member of his church. Th e tab let was ded ic ated b y the Re v. Canon D. Thomas J on es, Vicar of Caernarvon. Mr. E. S. Parr y so unded the Last Post and Reveille. Tho se pres e nt, among whom were Assistant Commissioner Lieut.-Col. J o n es -W illiams, Co unty Officer Williams , Centre Secretary W. T. Dav les , Honorary Divisi onal Pre sident Councillor T. H. In gham , and officers of th e Caernarvon Detachment, British Red Cross Society , afterwards in spected the. new Medical Comforts Depot from WhICh a number of art icl es have already been l oaned to members of the public.
The H o n. John H. Bruce, in hi s du a l capacity of Principal Secretary and Co mmissioner for Wales and Chairman of the Welsh Home Service Ambulance Committ ee , attended a ceremony at Llandilo on Saturday, April 19, to hand over a new ambulance car t o the Llandilo and Di s trict Ambulance Committee set up under the auspices of the Llandilo Divis ion Lady Dyne vo r, Hon. PresIdent, presiding , conveyed to him th.e of the townspeople for his effort ill securing an ambulance car of the latest ty pe equip ped with most modem appliances.
At a tea kindly given by Mr. H. VV. Griffiths at the Gwili Hotel, a cheque for £ 350 was presented to Mr. D. J. ,\iVilkins, treasurer of the local ambulance committee, from the Llandilo Racing Association to cover payment for the ambulance car, the giit being handed by Mr. CAERNARVONSHIRE Llewelyn Roberts, representrng Mr. Premises placed at the disposal of J ames, fOF the Association. The the Caernarvon ID iv[sioID! lily 1d:!l!e Com- tion was t h am.ked by M!l". J. M. £)av Ies, rniss!ioID.er, Si,r Michael Dulfif, ]Bart., were Vi0e-PFes[deflt of the LlanGl ilo Am1:mJ am.ce officially opened by the DOIllor, who Serv i€e Committee, wmo refeHed iom. terms congraitu.lated the members of the Divisiofl of high praise to the work of the [o€:al on the work th.ey had canied out volun- Mr. w.. tarily in preparing the room for use as Griffiths, ill secondillg, illcluded ill hlS 169
tribute a reference to the interest of Lady Dynevor in the ambulance mov ement. Mr. Glyn Davies, Hem. Secretary of the leleal service, handed over a chequ e felr £348 15s towards the cost of the amh>l!llance to Mr. Bruce who aGknowled ging on behalf of the Welsh Home Service Ambulance Committee, urged the loca l committee to enlist the interest an d support elf the inhabitants to ensure th e sUGcessful working of the scheme. H e advised the formation of a panel of sele€tecil. volunteer drivers to augment th e serviees of their permanent driver. Div Superintendent C V. Davies paid tribut e to tlile l@cal transport officer and secretary , Mr. myn Davies, the treasurer, Mr. D. J. Wi1.kins, and made special mention of the valuable service rendered by Mrs. VV . J . Thomas, Mrs. Davies, Mr. T. M. Thom as, Mrs. Sugden, Mrs. Jones, and Councillor Mrs. vVendell Thomas. Among th ose present were Miss G. Ross, M.B.E ., H on SeGretary, and Mr. C H. Smith, Ho n Engineer, Welsh Home Service Ambulan ce Committee.
CITY OF CARDIFF
The Cardiff General (G.W .R.) Division
were the winners of a keen ly co nt ested competition staged at th e Gu es t, K een, and Baldwin 's sports pavili on, Cardiff, on Saturday, March 29 , fo r th e Co mmissioner 's Cup. It was t he firs t time sinc e 1938 for t his tro phy , op en to ambulance teams from a ll D ivisio n s in t h e Centre, t o be competed for, a n d the pres entati on was carried ou t b y Mrs. Trahern e, t h e wife of the Commiss ion er, Capt. C. G. Tra h erne, be in g t he Lady County Cad et Officer for Glamorga n T h e G.W.R. te a m were awarded 24 7t points, the Do wla is Ca r diff vVo r ks Di visio n s pro ve d clos e ru nners- u p with 2 39 po i nts
The jud ges were: Practica l test , D r. P. I. And ers on ; ora l tes t, D r. C. A Bence (Corp s Sur geo n ); u niform t est, Maj or Field (Corps Sergeant). The task confront ing each competing team was based up on a case t h at had to be dealt wilh at Co wbri dge Road , Cardiff , dur ing the recent blizzar ds , a chimney stack having crash ed t hro u gh t he roof and landed on a p erso n ly ing in bed. Officers taking part in th e or ganizat ion were Corps u perintendent J. McD on a ld, Corps Cade t Officer
W J. Th om as, Corps Officer R. D avies , Corps Offi cer R. P Pyke, a n d others.
By Professor LAMB E RT RO G E RS
(SynfJpsis of lecture given under the fir s t aid in min es campaig n, org anised by the Priory for Wales)
SHOCK
is .a conditiem of depressed vitality consequent up o n som e f o rm of It.IS frequently,.but not inv ariably, associated with h CB morrh age, and If progressIve. and unrelIeved,. in death. Th e s h ock e d p a ti e nt is pale or ashen In appearance, hIS extremIties are cold, th e b lood pr ess ur e is low, and the pulse feeble.
Nature of. Shock -Shock is essentially a circulatory fai lure in w hich blood leaves certaIn vessels and stagnates in and so th e bl oo d pr essure falls, the pulse becomes and the extremIties cold from failur e of the ir circulation may be pnmary when it c?mes about rapidl y as a r e sult of nervous em the b100d vessels, ?r. It may be secondary or r e actionary when It m the .later stage of the Injury as a result of circulatory changes which the 1ID.Jtlry has Induced.
be i.e. it may be increased as a r esult of a series of small InJunes. ThIS IS an Important principle to rememb er.
Wb.€n a person is badly injured, he is shocked, and any further injuries such as m.ay be produced by transportation may increase the shock which may then be fatal.
It is very desirable, not to a patient who is seriously injured, ur:le.ss absQlutely essentIal.to do so, and if movement is necessary to make this mInImal and S0 arramge hiS transport that movement of the injured part does not take place.
In c@mFlQund rnaetures, for exam.ple, in which shock may be profound moveQf bony frag:ments may not only cause pain, but may damage neighbQurIng soft and Increase hcemorrhage and shock and so lead t th d th of the patient. ,0 e ea
Treatm ent. - The first crit erio n th e n is rest; relief of pain; as little movement a s po ss ibl e , and then only after appropriate splinting and the provision of warmth a nd fluid s , e g. hot sw e et e n e d t e a: in oth er words, make the patient as comfo rtabl e as p os sibl e and k eep him still.
Special Cases. -T he b est splint to immobilize fractures of th e limb is the Th omas ' knee sp li n t, w hich sh o uld b e applied in such a w ay as to preve nt movemen t of the injur e d p a rt s. When t his splint was first introduced for the tr ansport of compound frac tur es of t he f e mur in th e fir s t European War, the mo rtality from these f e ll fr om 80 p e r ce nt to 20 p er cent. I have produced a modificat ion of th is sp lin t f or firs t a i d u se in min es and elsew h er e I call it the " tr om b one" splint.
Fractu1' es of the Spine -If th e p a ti ent i s f o und ly ing s e mi-prone as a result of a fall of roof or similar materia l, and it is su s pected from pain in his back b e low where he was s t r u ck t h at t he s pi nal column ha s b ee n injured, he should not be turned on to his b ack , b u t sho uld b e transport e d to the stretcher by one of his mates holding his legs and t he othe r hi s s h o uld er s In thi s w ay the weight o f the patient's body extends his sp ina l co lumn and pr events an y further injury to the spinal cord which may b e cau sed b y furt her fl exi on of the spine. It should be remembered that t he spina l in jury h as b een c a u se d by extreme flexion of the spine. If this flexio n has r es ult e d in bruisin g o f th e spinal cord, further flexion may comp lete ly divide o r cru sh th e cord. If the flexion has been insufiicient to damage the cord, f urther flex io n may damage it. Flexion, the r efore, must be avoided, part ic u larl y i n p l acing t he p a ti e nt on a stre tcher. It must be remembe r ed t hat a comp let e ly divid e d or cru s h e d spinal cord never recovers, so that every effo rt mu s t b e exert e d to w a r d s prote cting the cord.
B URNS
If extensive or severe, burns p r od u ce a gre at d e al of shock. In dealing with a burnt patient, therefo r e, it is imp o rt a nt t o r eme mb er that he i s suffering from shock, and in the first place it is more i m port a nt to tre at this than the burns themselves. ,,\Ve have therefore t o p r ovi de r est , warmth, a nd fluids , and the relief of pain. The g iving o f fluids i n l arge am o unt s in burnt cas e s is absolutely e ssen tial, b ecause it m u s t b e r ememb ere d that burns w eep, and if they weep s u ffic i e ntl y wi t ho u t rep lacement of th e fluid lost th ereby, d e ath r e sults. One ca u se of d eath in bur ns is thi s flu i d loss which produc es great shock.
A ll s eve r e cases o f bums r e qu ire intr ave nous blood plasma as soon as possible. Thi s r es t o r es t he d ep r es se d c ir cul a tio n due to shock, and mak es up for the fl u i d l oss wh i ch is occ urr in g thr o ugh th e burns w eeping. Wh e n the shock has b ee n tr eat e d , th e b est first aid m e a s ure for the burnt patient is dusting with s ulph onam id e p owder , th e applic a ti on o f protective sterile dressings, and splinting to k e ep th e p a rt s a t r es t . Ever y pr ecautio n should be taken to pr e vent infection, and m e mb er s of th e Firs t Aid team should therefore wear masks.
LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN
Great Central.-Stairfo ot gained first place in the G C. Centre Competitions, which wer e judg ed by Dr. E. Selby. Mr. V. M Barringt on -War (Divisional General Ma n age r) presented the trophies a nd pri zes , in th e unavoidable absence of t he Hon. Eric B. Butler-Henderson.
Great Northern.-Nottingham Victoria gained a good win over Kings Cross, and were pJaced :fi rst in th.e annual cOIDjpe 'lrihems. The judge was Dr. E. Selby, whilst Sir Rona!l.d Matthews, President of the G.N. Centre, presented the trophies
in the G.E. Centre Competitions, which were judged by Dr. A. C. "White Knox. Bishopsgate, last year s winners, were runners-up. Sir Ronald Matthews, President of the Centre, presented the trophies and prizes.
Group Competition.-This will be held at Mary lebone on June 4, when the winning teams from th.e Gl'eat Central, Great Eastern, and Great Northern Centres wil1l compete against the N0rth Eastern Centre winners to deGide which two teams will represent the London and North Eastern Railway in the Inter- and prizes Great Eastern. - March were successful Railway Competition.
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B€ll€ Vue, Manchester, was the venue for the Finals which were held on April 25 , afld many hundreds of spectat@rs were present. The team test staging a street in which two men were repaInn g overh€ad trolley-bms wires (500-600 volts) from a repair-wagon platform. Suddenl y one man fell against the wooden guard rail an d fell to the ground, the overhead wire wrapping itself around the arm of a third man Th e second man on the platform in his hurry to give assistanc e fell fwm the steps and bang€d his head on th € ground causing concussion. Th e teams saw the action of th€ incident from a distance and found on arriva l three patients awaiting attention. But wh€re was the judge? Not on the scene but sitting with the spectators and notin g all that was being done This upset a numb€r of the teams; and some teams lost m€mbers through touching the live wires.
Th€ individual and viva voce tests were of a high standard and well test ed the competitors.
Th€ judg€s were Dr. C. Gordon Lewis (team), Dr. R. A. Dench (Individual), and Dr. J. Welsh (viva voce).
Many efficials of th e Company were present and Sir Rob ert Burrows (Chairman) presid ed at the lun cheo n and paid
tribute to the efficiency of the members and especiall y referred to the great assista nce r endered by Mr. G. S. Hill, the General Ambulan ce Secretary .
Mr. H. J. Comber (Chi ef Lab o ur and Establishme nt) presIded at th e presentation of prizes and welcomed B urr ows w ho distributed the champIOnship tr oph ies. This year 254 teams entered th e preliminary rounds and he was pleased with the efficie nc y sho"vn by the teams. The result of t h e c ompetition was:-
1, Crewe Works (Machine Shop B) , 400 t marks; 2, Wo lverton vVorks, 393! ; 3, Bolton L o co, 371. Other teams in order of merit were Horwich \ Vo rks (Machine Shop), Camden Goods A, Liverpool Exchange, Cre'vve \ orks (Machine Shop A) , Nuneaton Traffic, and Earlstown Works.
Cre we Machine Shop Band W 01verton \ ;Yo rks will , therefore, represe n t the L.M.S. Railway in the Inter-Railway Final.
In addition to the champ ionsh ip trophi es and individual pr i zes to a ll competitors ,Lady Burrows p r esented g ift s to all District Ambulance Secretari es as an appreciation from the Officers of the Company for their continued efforts in the world of first aid.
Onc€ a g ain the Southern Railwa y Final CompetitioflS were staged to perfecti on and l€ft little to be imagined by the comp€titors. For the first time the individual tests were open to the public and w€re well stage d.
The judges were Dr. M. M. Scott, of London (team), Drs. F H. Stuttaford, of Brighton, and W. L. M. Bigby, of Southampton (individuals), and Dr W. A. R. Mailer, of London (viva voce)
The S€tting for the team test was that of a stati(!>ll platform in which a train had run into th € blaffers. The engin€man on the footplate sustained severe blarms and other injuries and had to be tr€ated and sent to hospital. A group of waiting passengers did not help competitors. The individual tests and questions were of a searching character and well tested the knowledge of the c0mpetitors
Sir Eustace Miss enden (General Manager and President of the Southern Railway Centr€) presided at the p :rize distributi0n and stated tkat as Presid emt it was a S@U !lfC€ (l)f gratificatimiJ. to him t ka t a fte r the damaging effect of the war period upon the ambulance movement iN general, he saw se much evidence of the revival of intere st and enthusiasm throughout the )72
Company. Special arra n gements are being made and every be lp afford e d the Class Lecturers and Class Sec retaries to rekindle the spirit of St. John work. There are 120 classes spread over twelv e Districts and no less than 116 doctors who give their services in an effort to exten d the subject.
The res ults we re announced as fo llows:1, H orsham, 426 t marks; 2,1 Wate rl oo No 1, 404; 3, Exmouth Junction No.2, 374; other teams in o rd er of placing being New Cross Gate , Basingstoke A, Ashford Motive Power and Southampton Docks E (tied), Ashford Works A, YeovilMotivePowe r, Southampton Docks Mechanical Engineers, and Hove .
The Directors ' Challenge Shield wa s presented to the winning team and th e Directors ' Challenge Cup to the runners -up, together with individu a l prizes to the fir st three teams, by Lady Missenden, who was presented! with a bouquet by Miss Chitty, <lla"liIghteJi of t ke Welfa:re Offioer.
iHGliFsham a nd Waterl00 N o. ] win represent the Southern Railway !in the Inter-Railway Competition, and each team was extended good wishes for that occasion.
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CA$E R EPORT No . 3zL-The Office r-in-Charge of the County of Stafford. S. ]. A.B., reports the efficient perfo r manc e of first aid by a member of th e Brittail'ls (Cheddleton) Division in th e foll owing difficult circumstances :At 6.10 p.m. on March II Sergeant F. S Glew received a call from the Police for the Hom e Service Ambulance (which is mann ed by voluntary dnvers of the Division) in view of the fact (I) th at the Cheadle ambulance was not available, and (z) that the case was most urgent. Sergeant Glew immediately went off in our ambulance and to ok his son ,vith him as no other member was immediately available. He had to make a considerable detour to reach th e patient and at times had to pass through snowdrifts which were 10 to IS feet high and only ju st wide enough for the ambulance. Eventually the road was completely blocked, and the l ast one and a half miles of the j ourncy had to be made over hedges and snow-c overed fields. The case was one of internal hcemorrhage, and i t would have b een very difficult to have taken the patient back on the stretcher the same way over hedges and fields to thc ambulance. Sergeant Glew however, was able to get the help of volunteers from neighbouring farms who carri ed the patient over two miles along a rough track, the snow in places being three feet deep. The patient was not loaded into the ambulance until after 10 p.m. and was taken to the North Staffordshire Infirmary . Sergeant Glew did not get back to the garage until I a m. after a journey the tota l mileage of which was 35 miles in place of what would normally have be en 24 miles.
COMMENT.-S ergeant F. S. Glew well and truly merits cordial congratulations on his safe handling of his patient in difficult circumstances and 11W1'e especially on the skill and resourcefulness with which he, the only first aider present, instructed' his untrained assi st ants in the carriage of the stretcher.-N. CORBET FLETCHER.
CA$ E REPORT No . 322.-The Officer-in-Charge of the \iVestern ustralia District, S.].A.B. Overseas, r eports the efficient performance of first aid by members of the York Division in the following circumstances :_
At 11.50 p.m. on November 12, the Matron of the Beverley Hospital telephoned York, a distance of 21 miles, to take a case of internal hcemorrhage to Perth. The York ambulance was on its way to Beverley in ten minutes Iv:ith Private ]. ]. Coen in charge. When passing back through York, Ambulance Officer James ,:as picked up .to give w ith the patient. After going abou t 20 mil es the patIent had a VIOlent vomItl11g spasm and stopped breathing. A piece of mec:t was rem?v ed from the back of th e throat and artificial respiration performed the p'atIent started breathing normally again. Shortly afterwards the patIent .agam ceased breathing. Artificial respiration was again performed and the patIent breathed J?-0rmally. Th e Royal Perth Hospital was reached about ;3.3 0 a.m. and .everythmg was read y for the necessary treatment wh i ch r es ult ed m due course m the patient making a good r ecovery. l. a wash up at th e Perth Depot of the St. John Amb ulance Brigade the parr to York, arriving at 6 a .m. They then r efue ll ed, check e d th e van , and left It ready for the next call. Th e distance from Beverley to Perth is 81 miles!
. Incidentally Superintendent Noonan and Private Coen of the same Div ision dId a good daY:"s work on Septemb er 13 when they drove a patient suffering from apoplexy 111 the ambula.rrce Beverley to Boyup and returne d to York the day, thereby covermg a dIstance of 622 miles b etween 7.3 0 a.m. and II p.m
COMMENT.-Th?se who hc: ve to drive motor vehicles over long distance s wi ll the !a ttgue resultmg fro m su ch journey s When to this is added the need to and to perform artific·ial respiration, members of the Brigade At Home W1,!l the good w ork done by their Aust9'alian COlleagues of Brigade Overseas to whom they tender cor d1,al congratulations._N. C. F. 174
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W . A. (Slough).-I had a good lau gh recen,tly when I was acting as judge in a local competition, and saw the pati ent take a hearty gulp of sal vo latil e the impression that he was being given water. The result was that th e remalll111g teams failed to persuade the patient to take an ything by the mouth! Good I Next, please II-N. C. F.
T. C. (Gloucester) .-I have been ad v ised that it is cust om<:trr for Examining Officer to question, the candidate with a view to ascertammg his s tandard of first aid knowledge, and I would appreciate your opinion as to whether or not this is p8rmissible or desirable
I have seen a copy of the official exam inati on form, " Amb ul ance and u rs111g Offic€lrs' Test," and note that certain percent age of marks are needed for a pass according to the rank (N.C O or Officer), for w hich the candidate is being examined.
Ther8 is, however , no reference whatever to marks being allocated to {( kno'wledge of first aid", the nearest approach being " Ability to command and impart Instruction, ".
In my opinion (I have fort y years' Brigade service), if the candi d ate has passed the previous Divisional re-e xamination, it is unn ecessary for any officer who is not a doctor to question further his ability as a first aide r.
I should be very much obliged if you would give me th e benefit of your advice on this matter.
Fram what you tell me it would see m that questions may be asked in a P romo tion Examination, not with a view to testing the extent of the candidate's knowledge of first aid, but rather his ability to tea ch what he knows of the subj ect Thi s is quite different from an examination in fir st aid which under Association regulations can only be conducted by a surgeon.-N. C. F.
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J. H. (Loughborough) .-Have you heard this one? A l ect ur er was once demonstrating the use of stimulants and placed two glasses on the table. In one he put water and in the ether whisky. Then he put a worm into the glass filled with water, and it lived.. Ne xt he put a worm int o the glass filled with whisky, and it died. At this point an old lad y rushed forward and asked w hat was tb.€ brand of whisky, because, as she said: "My hu sband has suffered from worms for many many years I "
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]. H. (Loughborough) -Is it possib le for you to make more clear the tr eatment of a brush burn by a revolving emery wheel? As the injury r es ulting is a by hcemorrhage, do you advise putting on a burn dressing ?r lmt soaked 111 bIcarbonate of soda solution. I await your kirld reply with lllterest.
A emery wheel is most unlikely' to cause a brush burn, as the effect of w1,th the wheel would 1;;13 to cause away of skin and superficial tissues. TMs '/,s supported by your that the '/,r:Jury was accompanied by hcemor'Yhage. The treatment, therefore, '/,s as for wound w'/,th hcemo'Yrhage on the lines laid down m pp. 22-6 of the SupPlement t@ the Tex tbook.-N. C. F.
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weir d t hings against the rules. So please do not jump 01\ me too hard over this question which follows :-
, In a film called Green for Danger a patient stops breathmg on the operatmg table, and ev€ryone tries to resuscita te him. In the course of. these w h iGh do not work-th€ surgeon tries the odd of a. specIes of Schafer s m ethod of artificial respiration with the patient Jymg on hIS back l It may be added there was nothing against turning the pat!ent o,:,er. .
The point which occurred to me w as-what IS aga'tnst the III the film? What is the purpose of the differe nt Silvester Method? If care IS taken to avoid the tongue falling back, surely th e" inverted Schafer" wo uld be more comfortable and l ess tiring? What is the snag? . Forgiv€ me if I am remarkably dumb; but so far I am only a rookie!
What you in the film was not an incorrect application of either Schafer's or Silvester's methods of artificial respiration. Rather 1,t was a form of resuscLtattOn which is often used in hospitals , especially when the 1,S .on the operatmg table. The method is effective in the hands of doctors 'tt one m whtch 'tt would not be easy to instruct lay personnel consequent on the of teachmg the exact position for pressure and the correct amount 0+ force wh'tch 1,S necessary - C. F.
J. P. (Hounslow).-The urgenc y of early shock treatment with injuries used to be emphasized in the Textbook (p. 43) but appears to recerv:e only a passing reference in the Su pplement to the Textbook (p. 4). If thIS omission is not intentional would you agree to amplication of Rule 6 (p. 131 ) on thg lines of Rule I (p. 137) ?
T he reason for your query is not understood. The instructions on shock and its treatment are given more fully in the Supplement than in the Textbook, and the instructions at the foot of p. 26 in the Textbook continue to apply to all the injuries named in the Textbook and its Supple ment Further, you would seem to be confusing two different conditions as p. 131 of Textbook refers to a surface inJ'ury whereas p. 137 relates to internal (and concealed) hcemorrhage.-N. C. F.
J. P. (Hounslow).-A patient reports upon the successful self-treatment of a sprain with hot water. Why should this be so? Also how should a first aider d eal with a patient who insists that the most comfortable position is with the j oint in wat er?
Meanwhile please accept my thanks in anticipation of your comments on my two queries.
Whilst in most cases the application of cold to a sprained joint at the time oj ac cident gives relief, there are individuals whom experience has taught that the immediate application of heat soothes the pain more efficaciously than cold. Consequently when y ou have to deal with such a case ·n o harm can result from complying with the patient's wishes, more especi aCly as he/she is not yet compelled by law to accept the advice of d octor or first aider.-N C. F.
R. N. (Sou thsea) .-The Textbook, on p. 184, tells us that in certain circumm<l:Y be the eyelids. Personally, I find this most difficult ill splte o f the mstru cbons glven. So I shall appreciate your kind help. Ever sion of the eyelids is G(f)mparatively eas!, if you go the right way to w ark, and the secret aj success to pe rsuade .the tattent to turn his eyes (and keep them turned) away fr om the eyehd under exammatum. Thus, in additian to the instrructi on5 on p . 18 4 the patient ta his eyes fixed on the gr aund while are everttng hts upp er hd and on the cethng while we are expl oring the lawer ltd.-N. C. F.
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